孟加拉国厂房坍塌死亡人数超过500

 　　Police in Bangladesh have arrested the engineer who warned of cracks in an eight-story factory complex that collapsed² last week（April 24）, killing³ more than 500 people.

　　Abdur Razzak Khan last week warned of cracks in the building a day before it collapsed. Police say they arrested him because of his role in the original construction of the building. This brings to nine the number of people arrested since the factory collapsed April 24. Among the detainees were the owner of the building, the owners of several factories housed inside, and engineers responsible for its construction.

　　Police said Friday the death toll⁴ has risen to 501, as new bodies were discovered in the ruins overnight.

　　On Thursday, the nation's textile industry reopened, a week after a work shutdown prompted by the building collapse¹ near Dhaka.

　　The mayor of Savar, the site of the collapse, was suspended from office Thursday as garment workers returned to their jobs.  Local officials say charges will be brought against Mohammad Refat Ullah in connection with the country's largest industrial disaster.

　　Meanwhile, rescue workers are continuing to use heavy equipment to clear the site. Officials expect the number of victims to rise as 150 people remain unaccounted for.  More than 3,000 people were in the building when it collapsed.

1 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。